Owner Comments:
General Comments:
Despite having a higher mintage comparively to the 1890 and 1891, the 1892 is an undervalued date in upper grades, much more difficult to find nice than the guides suggest, if just a tad bit more available than the two previous years.
Minor Varieties:
1. REPUB: PER Doubled
2. 2 Wide In Date
3. N/N in FINO
4. 1892/88 T.F. in Almanzar/Seppa, may be confused with 1890/88?
5. o/o superscript o (FC)
The first three are Flatt's designations, none of which he had seen in hand, but were part of the "Lima listing".
I have not seen "REPUB: PER" fully doubled. Numbers 2 and 3 I have seen. The distance of the "2" from the "9" varies from coin to coin.
I have not seen the overdate, which is only listed in Almanzar/Seppa. It may be confused with the 1890 overdate.
Availability:
G-VF: Somewhat Scarce
XF-AU: Very Scarce
60-62: Rare
63-64: Rare, none known in Gem or better
Population Report (March 2018):
NGC: One in 62, One in 63
PCGS: One in 63, Two in 64
Total at both services: 5; 5 in Uncirculated
Previously there was a PCGS 1892 in MS 62. That was removed and a second MS 64 added.
Value Guide:
1972 Almanzar/Seppa: F: 1.50 VF: 2.00 XF: 3.50
Current KM: VF: 6 XF: 13.50 UNc: 27.50
This date is very undervalued in both the 1972 Guide and Krause at upper grade levels. VF/XF coins may be found for 10-20 dollars. In certified 63/64 this date should bring 80-200.
Mintage:128,000
Auction Results:
Ebay 1/15/2013 AU (No obverse photo) $33
Heritage 7/16/2015 PCGS MS 64 $199.75 (Not my coin, though nearly the same die state. At least two bidders went beyond my bid.)
Ebay 7/30/15 Nice Choice AU $22.30
Ebay 6/2/16 VG $7.95
The Whittier Example sold in a Hertiage auction lot in June 2006. The coin appears to be Uncirculated, not better than 63
Set Speciman:
Tied for Finest Known with one other at PCGS. Creamy white cartwheel luster. There is a luster scrape (not scratch) through Liberty's neck and arm.
Photo copyright PCGS